The Boogeyman

Chapter 4: Darkness Prevails

The bronco pulled up the driveway and as it came to a stop anna reached over and tapped Mikey on the arm. He asked her what was wrong. She said look up at the bedroom window. Mikey looked up and that's when he saw it. It looked like a woman in a long white nightgown with auburn hair. He called the cops thinking someone had broken in. They waited in the car for the police to arrive, a short while later the officer walked through the whole house and didn't find anything. They couldn't come up with an explanation. So, they just put it in the back of their mind and forgot about it. Anna decided a hot shower would help her relax. As she was about to step in the tub, she heard something in the hallway behind her. She hollered for Mikey, but he was already asleep. So, she showered anyway and went to bed. Laying there staring up at the ceiling it started to feel really cold. Like ice all over her that type of chill ran though her body. She tried to go to sleep but the noises kept her up. It sounded like footsteps and shuffling. The noises grew louder to the point it woke up Mikey. He got up and walked to the bottom of the staircase. Looking up into the pitch-black darkness he couldn't help but feel scared. The sound of footsteps suddenly came to a stop. Now the house was eerily quiet. He went back to bed and tried to go back sleep. Sometime later he fell back asleep and woke again around seven thirty. Anna was already up making breakfast. Mike wandered into the kitchen and sat down at the table. They ate and drank some coffee and discussed some plans for the day. Mike got dressed and left to go to a job interview. Anna started cleaning the kitchen and washing the dishes. The day progressed slowly and after a while mike got home and the two started working on the staircase. He was removing broken rotten boards, and she was pulling up what remained of the nasty carpet. After a couple hours they were able to use one side of the staircase. They put down their tools and carefully walked up the creaky steps. As they neared the top of the upper floor a feeling of uneasiness washed over them. It felt like all of a sudden someone was there. She walked down the hall with him not far behind. As she got close to the end room a loud scream echoed through the house. She was so scared she just took off running and didn't stop till she was outside. Mikey came running out behind her in a full-on panic. He collapsed on the ground next to her. Both sat there and tried to catch their breath and comprehend what had just happened. They could no longer deny something was in the house with them. Being practicing wiccans they knew how to make contact with the other side. Wicca is a pagan religion that has nature-based beliefs. It emphasizes rituals and spells. So later that night they got out the spray paint and made a pentagram on the floor in the living room. After everything was set up, they began a ritual. They called upon the spirits and asked of them to reveal themselves. A sudden gust of wind entered the room, and the flame of the candles flickered. A sound came from the corner of the room. It sounded like a woman sobbing. Then a male voice from in the room said the name Ophelia. Mikey and Anna just stared at each other in silence. The crying woman seemed to leave the room and at the same time it sounded like someone shooting a gun somewhere in the house. They crawled behind the couch, and he called nine one one. About fifteen minutes later there was knocking at the front door. They ran and opened the door and greeted the officer. They explained what they had heard, and the officer asked them to wait outside while he checked the house. After a few minutes he reappeared on the walkway. He told them no one was found inside and asked them if they knew the history of their house. They shook their head no. The officer told them of Josephine's death and the Double murder homicide that had taken place there. The couple was absolutely stunned to find out their dream home had such a dark past. The officer left and they tried to make sense of what they had just been told. Anna and Mikey sat there for close to an hour before deciding to go to a motel. The next day they returned home. After thinking it over they agreed to keep the house. They thought they would share their experiences with their friends. So that weekend they invited them over for a party. The group consisted of Jack, Beck, Adam and Stephen. They all practiced Wicca and had been friends for a long time. Anna made food and snacks, and Mikey set up the bar and a ritual room in the basement. A short while later Adam and Beck arrived. Stephen didn't arrive until the party was almost over and Jack didn't show up at all. Still though they were determined to throw a decent party. They had a jukebox for music, and they played a couple of games and drank. Once they were all pretty drunk Mikey took them down to the basement. He showed them the altar he had set up and told them about a spell he wanted to do. They all agreed and asked him what needed to be done. He told them to sit in a circle on the floor. Anna started by lighting the candles and reading out of the book and Mike copied her. Then the group of friends started chanting and the room filled with a loud humming noise. Mike started shaking and laughing, his head jerked and all of a sudden, his eyes changed. His once brown eyes were now just solid white and milky. Anna noticed and immediately stopped and left the circle, Adam and Stephen followed behind her. Beck sat there like he was in a trance. All at once the basement door slammed behind them with a thud. It made them jump. Anna ran up and tried to open the door it was locked from the other side, they were stuck. In a panic she started yelling at mike, but he wasn't responding. He just stood there motionless for what seemed like hours. Finally, he turned around to look at them. What they saw scared the shit out of them. He was no longer himself; his whole face was different. His lips curled up in an eerie grin as he walked toward anna. He shoved her into the wall and picked her up off of her feet and held her by her throat. She struggled to breath, kicking her feet and swinging her arms. Adam ran over and tried to stop him, but it was no use. Mike just swung one arm and knocked him backward on his ass. They stood there helpless as Anna was dying in front of them. Stephen and Adam managed to climb out an unlocked window to go get help. Beck stayed behind hoping to help Anna. He picked up a pipe that was on the floor and swung it at mike's head. It connected with a thud, but he didn't move. He swung a second time, but mike caught it and jerked it out of his hand. He dropped Anna and started beating Beck. He screamed and cried as his skin busted open and blood spurted it out. After a while beck stopped trying to fight. Mikey eventually threw the pipe down and pulled something from his pocket. It was a hunting knife. He stabbed beck with it several times and then stabbed himself in the stomach. He dropped to his knees blood pouring from his mouth while he just smiled. Around this same time two squad cars pulled up to the house. Adam had made a nine one one call after he and Stephen had escaped. The officers made their way inside the home and went down to the basement. As they got near the bottom of the steps, they saw a man in a hunched over position. He wasn't moving so they stepped a little further toward it. One of them approached the man and realized he was still breathing but barely. He immediately started chest compressions while the other officer checked on the other two bodies in the room. Sadly, both were already deceased. An ambulance was called to the scene and as it arrived the remaining two friends were placed in the back of a police cruiser and taken to the station. Adam and Stephen were questioned extensively and released to go home. The crime scene unit got there sometime later and started processing the scene. After a couple hours everything was done, and the house was taped off. The next morning a press conference was held downtown. The neighborhood was in a state of panic and shock. Some of the community members got together and decided to write up a petition to get the Blackwell Manor demolished. They felt it's evil couldn't be contained, and more lives may be taken if the house continued to let people in.